... was coming from my using the canes and gripping so tightly....or that I injured something from using my hands so much to get out of bed, chairs, etc. I had such pain in the mornings that I couldn't even lift the tea kettle to pour water or hold anything with any substantial weight to it. ... (2 replies)

... Hi, my name is Juliah and I'm new here. For the past 6 weeks or so, I've had severe fingerpain during the night and for hours after I wake up in the morning. It is in all fingers on both hands. My pinkie fingers kind of lock up when I bend them. ... (2 replies)

... nd as well as I move into PT and using it bit by bit. And my cast is perfectly comfortable with a divot out the thumb and one out to let the knuckle of my index finger have more room. It looks like quite a sight! ... (53 replies)

... Ginger hi,
I will be a granny after 20th July, this year & am looking forward to this little bundle of joy so much.
Sorry to read that you lost your Mom & both your in-laws to the dreaded cancer disease.
It sounds like you are making headway with your PT & I am pleased the desensitivation therapy is helping your hand.
Enjoy your grandkids & have a great Mother's... (90 replies)

... I've had a sharp pain in the distal phalange of my right middle finger. It only occurs atnight when I'm sleeping and it's painful enough to wake me up. It's been happening for approx. two weeks now, only atnight and each episode lasts approx. ... (0 replies)

... Within the last 3 months I have been experiencing lower back pain, hip pain and burning pain in my left buttock. Now my left wrist is swollen and painful, along with the middle finger of my right hand swelling and becoming immobile. ... (2 replies)

... About 10 years ago I was diagnosed with "trigger" finger by an orthopedic hand specialist who gave me a cortizone injection into the finger. It was very painful, but only lasted a matter of seconds. ... (5 replies)

... have a few questions to ask. I am 34, and I swear I feel like I am falling apart. I am not, and have never been a complainer, but I have had the most incredible pain and numbness in my hands and finger tips for about eight years now. It started out just a little pain, but it has gotten so much worse over the years. ... (1 replies)

... I was for a few days. then all symptoms came back. I was given oral antibiotics for 2 weeks and the UTI and testicle pain went away but my penis became swollen at the tip and very sore. i also got tons of weird acne and marks on my thighs, butt, and genital area. my jonys began to hurt and my eyes became blood shot. ... (5 replies)

... I'm 43 male, athletic, and until recently in perfect health. I noticed some joint tenderness in my right middle finger end joint in Feb 01. By June I had morning swelling and stiffness in my thumbs and wrists. ... (0 replies)

... cast applied. The doctor saw me in between and was happy with how things looked, told me the bruising was all normal. I told her I never needed the prescription pain meds, only some Tylenol. She told me I was a tough cookie, but I insist that I just didn't have much painat first. ... (19 replies)

... massaging exercises on the operative hand. Due to difficulty experienced with a few of the pain meds, I am still experimenting to find the right one at minimal dosage to accomplish least side effects. I believe my surgery was less invasive as some I am reading about here. ... (13 replies)